Bozeman Daily Chronicle Police Reports

Bozeman city commissioners are poised to give final approval to permanent outdoor watering restrictions. It’s a smart move and probably overdue. It is unwise to wait for a water shortage to develop before imposing restrictions. The permanent rules is a proactive measure that will help ease t…

One-party government leads to arrogance that is disruptive and wasteful. One need look no further than Helena to find evidence. The GOP lock on the governor’s office and both houses of the Legislature is costing taxpayers plenty and creating chaos.

Troy Andersen’s selection as the 58th pick in the National Football League draft is a stunner. The fact that a second Montana State University player, Daniel Hardy, was drafted in the seventh round, and three others — Tre Web, Lewis Kidd and Bozeman’s own Lance McCutcheon — have been invited…

Bozeman city officials are inching ahead with a plan to implement paid parking downtown during peak tourist season to raise money for creating more parking. But the proposal is meeting with resistance from some business owners. That’s understandable since they are the ones to be most impacte…

It’s very encouraging to see Gallatin County forging ahead with plans to provide some employee housing on county owned land. Perhaps the county could be breaking new ground for other local major employers — in both the public and private sectors.

In an uncommon show of restraint, Montana lawmakers rejected an effort to call a special session that would have met to form a special committee to investigate election security. Just 44 of 150 lawmakers voted for the session; 60 voted against it and 45 did not submit a ballot.